Western Wisconsin Regional Organizer
About The Position
The Working Families Party (WFP) is seeking a Western Wisconsin Regional Organizer to build its grassroots base and organizing operation in the Driftless Region of Wisconsin. This role involves identifying and developing leaders and volunteers for electoral tactics such as canvassing, phone calling, and texting, as well as year-round party building activities including candidate recruitment and endorsement processes. The Organizer will also develop programs to recruit and support organizers from other movement organizations, enhance the political education program, and strengthen partnerships with member organizations to grow the WI WFP into a more significant electoral and political force. Responsibilities include recruiting for and conducting training programs like the Wolf Pack volunteer and grassroots organizing training, and grassroots candidate training. Additionally, the role will manage key get out the vote efforts for endorsed candidates, including organizing canvassing launches and election day programs. This position offers leadership opportunities in campaign development and implementation, and requires the ability to conceive, design, and execute creative initiatives to build the party. The role is supervised by the Wisconsin State Director and includes opportunities for professional development in organizing, communications, electoral campaigns, issue campaigns, and fundraising.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of organizing experience
- At least 3 cycles of campaign experience
- A passion for grassroots and grasstops organizing
- A passion and commitment to social, economic, and racial justice
- Demonstrated ability to create and manage organizing campaigns
- Ability to communicate compellingly about WFP’s work and inspire others to action
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Drive and tenacity to advance our mission and values
- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail and the ability to manage the technical aspects of a project such as logistics, paperwork, deadlines, etc.
- Ability to work effectively with strong personalities, peers, public officials, and allies
- Using tools to send emails, text messages, do phone banking
- Driver’s license, reliable transportation, and willingness for regular in-state travel
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of, employment visas at this time.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Southeastern politics preferred
Responsibilities
- Run a relational Know Your Neighbor voter contact program with a goal of recruiting 100 volunteers in WFP and partnering with other organizations to further scale the program
- Train volunteers and build grassroots leadership
- Build a recruitment pipeline of the right people by embedding deeply in community around our issues and candidates - build relationships with everyone, from small business owners to faith leaders, to artists and PTA parents
- Organize and recruit volunteers to get involved in campaigns directly with candidate campaigns or run by PACs, c4s, or c3s
- Design and manage member development and political education opportunities
- Build and maintain cross-organization political relationships with members and leaders
- Build durable relationships with key leaders of allied organizations to ensure alignment around campaign goals and tactics
- Work with partners to manage joint volunteer activities and actions
- Manage contact lists and maintain up to date records in our database
- Be a leader on get out the vote field efforts for our priority races, including launching canvasses, building election day poll site visibility operations and other field needs
- Support and build our relational voter work including our relational postcard program
- Manage and monitor strategies, priorities, and all aspects of campaign vision, strategy, timeline, communication, community outreach, politics, timetables, and organizing strategies
- Organize and recruit volunteers to help with text banking, and or phone banking
- Organize and recruit volunteers to get involved in campaigns
Benefits
- paid time off
- health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- flexible spending accounts
- retirement plan options
- professional development funding
- remote work support
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
